Rijksdaalder `Arendsrijksdaalder` - Rudolph II Piedfort at double weight, 4 shields

€2.00
IssuerProvince of Gelderland (Dutch Republic)
Year1584
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value50 Stuivers (5⁄2)
CurrencyGulden (1581-1795)
CompositionSilver
Weight57.579 g
Dimensions40.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) HPM#Ge 63.1 S, Ver#206.4
Obverse descriptionHarnessed buste of Emperor Rudolph II with upward sword in right hand. Mint mark on top. Four small shields of Nijmegen (top), Roermond (right), Arnhem (bottom) and Zutphen (left) dividing letterinh.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringN · DVC GELD · AD L · IMPER 🞹 F 🞹 84 🞹
(Translation: Coin of the Duchy of Gelderland at par with the Empire)
Reverse descriptionCrowned doube-headed eagle with wings and talons spread, globus cruciger on its chest.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering· RVDOLPHVS · II · D · G · ROM · IMP · S · AVGVS ·
(Translation: Rudolph II, by the Grace of God, Ever Exalted Emperor of the Roman Empire)
Edge
Mint
Harderwijk, Netherlands(1343-1802)
Mintage1584  - -
Catalog ID6459728770
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